Robert has been cutting hair longer than most shops in the Valley have been open.
The shop or your door
Sit in the chair on Osborne St in Pacoima, or have Robert bring the chair to you nearby.
Two languages, one standard
Español o inglés. Tell him what you want and he will tell you straight if it will work.
45 years in the tradeRobert, behind the chair
The barber
45
Years behind the chair
10
Of them here in the Valley
A lifetime in the trade
Robert has been cutting hair since 1981. Forty five years of flat tops, fades, pompadours, tapers, and the kind of straight razor line no machine is ever going to give you.
The shops changed over the years. Different chairs, different corners of the map, different names over the door. The hands did not.
The last ten of those years have been here in the San Fernando Valley. Osborne Street in Pacoima, right on the Arleta line, is where the chair sits now, and word gets around the way it always has: one good cut at a time.
No apprentice. No receptionist. No app to download. One barber, one chair, one number to call.
The work
Haircuts and shaves in Pacoima
HaircutScissor cut, clipper cut, or both. Washed, cut, and finished the way it used to be done.
Fades and tapersLow, mid, high, or skin. Blended by hand and checked twice before you get out of the chair.
Flat tops and pompadoursCut them all the way through the eighties and never stopped.
Straight razor shaveHot lather, hot towel, cold finish. Twenty minutes that will ruin disposable razors for you.
Beard trim and shapeShaped to your jaw, not to a stencil. Cleaned up around the cheek and neck.
Neck shave and line upQuick straight razor cleanup between cuts to keep the edges sharp.
Kids and first haircutsPatient with the nervous ones. He has done this a few hundred thousand times.
House call cutsHaircut and beard work at your place, for clients who cannot easily get to the shop.
Call or text for pricing and availability. Cash or card, and he will tell you the number before he picks up the clippers.
Two ways to get the cut
Come in, or he comes to you
In the shop
The chair in Arleta
Call first, then pull up to 13189 Osborne St #101 and sit down. Coffee on, fan running, radio low. Appointments only, so the chair is ready when you are.
Call or text and Robert will tell you when the chair is open.
For clients who cannot easily get to the shop. Robert loads the kit, lays down a drop cloth, cuts, cleans up, and leaves the place the way he found it.
Call or text and say where you are.
Robert confirms the day, the time, and the price.
He shows up with everything. You do not lift a finger.
House call availability is limited and permit dependent. Ask when you call.
Questions
Before you come in
Where does Robert cut hair?
Robert cuts at 13189 Osborne St #101, Pacoima, CA 91331, right on the Arleta line in the northeast San Fernando Valley, a few minutes from Panorama City, Sun Valley and Mission Hills. By appointment only. Call or text 818-675-4150 to set a time and Robert will tell you where to park.
Do you take walk-ins or do I need an appointment?
Appointments only, no walk-ins. Call or text 818-675-4150 and Robert will set you a time. It is one barber and one chair, so booking ahead is how everyone gets an unhurried cut.
Do you do house calls in the San Fernando Valley?
House call haircuts are available on a limited basis for clients who cannot easily get to the shop, within Arleta and the surrounding northeast Valley neighborhoods. Call or text to ask about availability.
How much does a haircut cost?
There is no posted price list. Call or text 818-675-4150 and Robert will quote you the price for what you want before he picks up the clippers.
Do you speak Spanish?
Yes. Robert works in both English and Spanish. Se habla español.
Do you cut children's hair?
Yes, including first haircuts. Robert is patient with kids who are nervous about the chair.
Where he cuts
Getting to the chair
Pacoima, CA
On Osborne St, right on the Arleta line. Street parking out front.
Come by the shop
Robert The Barber13189 Osborne St #101Pacoima, CA 91331(818) 675-4150
Serving Pacoima, Arleta and the surrounding northeast San Fernando Valley, including Panorama City, Mission Hills, Sun Valley, North Hills, Sylmar and Van Nuys.
Hours
When the pole is spinning
Call or text for today's hours. Robert answers between cuts, and a quick call gets you a time instead of a wait.